A proclamation issued by civil commissioner Sonthonax on 21 August 1793 addressed marriage between a free man and an enslaved woman and provided for the Republic to compensate the enslaver. The document entered intimate relationships into law, but its compensation clause still treated the enslaved woman as property in the eyes of colonial administration. The source is a rare broadside held by the Library of Congress; this measure was not general emancipation.
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What is the key historical point about the 21 August 1793 proclamation?
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The Library of Congress describes a compensation provision for an enslaver.
The 21 August 1793 proclamation addressed a specific marriage situation and compensation to an enslaver.
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The Library of Congress identifies those terms in the broadside description.